Organometallic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same

ABSTRACT

An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:
 
M(L 1 ) n1 (L 2 ) n2 (L 3 ) n3   Formula 1
         wherein in Formula 1, M, L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , n1, n2, and n3 are the same as defined in the specification.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to Korean Patent Applications Nos. 10-2017-0134248, filed on Oct. 16, 2017, and 10-2018-0121776, filed on Oct. 12, 2018, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and all the benefits accruing therefrom under 35 U.S.C. 119, the contents of which are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

One or more embodiments relate an organometallic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the same.

2. Description of the Related Art

Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) are self-emission devices that produce full-color images, and that also have wide viewing angles, high contrast ratios, short response times, and excellent characteristics in terms of brightness, driving voltage, and response speed, compared to devices in the art.

In an example, an organic light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer. A hole transport region may be disposed between the anode and the emission layer, and an electron transport region may be disposed between the emission layer and the cathode. Holes provided from the anode may move toward the emission layer through the hole transport region, and electrons provided from the cathode may move toward the emission layer through the electron transport region. The holes and the electrons recombine in the emission layer to produce excitons. These excitons transit from an excited state to a ground state, thereby generating light.

Various types of organic light emitting devices are known. However, there still remains a need in OLEDs having low driving voltage, high efficiency, high brightness, and long lifespan.

SUMMARY

Aspects of the present disclosure provide a novel organometallic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the same.

Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the presented embodiments.

An aspect provides an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:

In Formula 1, M may be a transition metal,

in Formula 1, L₁ may be a ligand represented by Formula 2,

in Formula 1, n1 may be 1, 2, or 3, wherein, when n1 is two or more, two or more of groups L₁ may be identical to or different from each other,

in Formula 1, L₂ and L₃ may each independently be selected from a monodentate ligand, a bidentate ligand, a tridentate ligand, and a tetradentate ligand,

in Formula 1, n2 and n3 may each independently be 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein, when n2 is two or more, two or more of groups L₂ may be identical to or different from each other, and when n3 is two or more, two or more of groups L₃ may be identical to or different from each other,

in Formula 2, X₁ may be C(R₁) or N, X₂ may be C(R₂) or N, X₃ may be C(R₃) or N, and X₄ may be C(R₄) or N,

in Formulae 4A and 4B, X₁₁ may be C(R₁₁) or N, X₁₂ may be C(R₁₂) or N, and X₁₃ may be O, S, Se, N(R₁₃), B(R₁₃), P(R₁₃), or C(R₁₃)(R₁₄),

in Formulae 4A and 4B, when X₁₁ is C(R₁₁) and X₁₂ is C(R₁₂), R₁₁ and R₁₂ may not be linked to each other,

in Formulae 4A and 4B,

represents a single bond or a double bond,

in Formula 2, i) X₁ may be C(R₁) and X₂ may be C(R₂), wherein R₁ and R₂ may be linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, ii) X₂ may be C(R₂) and X₃ may be C(R₃), wherein R₂ and R₃ may be linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, or iii) X₃ may be C(R₃) and X₄ may be C(R₄), wherein R₃ and R₄ may be linked to each other to form ring CY₂ Formula 4A or 4B,

ring CY₁ in Formula 2 and ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B may be condensed with each other,

a) when X₂ in Formula 2 is C(R₂) and X₃ is C(R₃), R₂ and R₃ may be linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, or b) when X₁₃ in Formula 4A and 4B is N(R₁₃), at least one of X₁₁ and X₁₂ in Formula 4A and 4B may be N,

in Formula 2, X₂₁ may be C or N,

in Formula 2, ring CY₂₁ may be a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group,

R₁ to R₄, R₁₁ to R₁₄, and R₂₁ may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF₅, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉),

a21 may be an integer from 0 to 20,

two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₂₁ may be optionally linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group,

in Formula 2, * and *′ each indicate a binding site to M in Formula 1,

at least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be selected from:

deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —Si(Q₁₃)(Q₁₄)(Q₁₅), —B(Q₁₆)(Q₁₇), and —P(═O)(Q₁₈)(Q₁₉);

a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group;

a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —Si(Q₂₃)(Q₂₄)(Q₂₅), —B(Q₂₆)(Q₂₇), and —P(═O)(Q₂₈)(Q₂₉); and

—N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇), and —P(═O)(Q₃₈)(Q₃₉), and

Q₁ to Q₉, Q₁₁ to Q₁₉, Q₂₁ to Q₂₉, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₉ may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group substituted with at least one selected from a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, and a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

Another aspect provides an organic light-emitting device including:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer and at least one organometallic compound.

In the organic layer, the organometallic compound may serve as a dopant.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other aspects will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment; and

FIG. 2 is a graph of intensity (arbitrary units, a. u.) versus wavelength (nanometers, nm) showing a photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of Compounds 2 and 38.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In this regard, the present embodiments may have different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein. Accordingly, the embodiments are merely described below, by referring to the figures, to explain aspects of the present description. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as “at least one of,” when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire list of elements and do not modify the individual elements of the list.

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In this regard, the present embodiments may have different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein. Accordingly, the embodiments are merely described below, by referring to the figures, to explain aspects of the present description. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as “at least one of,” when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire list of elements and do not modify the individual elements of the list.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “on” another element, it can be directly in contact with the other element or intervening elements may be present therebetween. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” another element, there are no intervening elements present.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers, and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers, and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer, or section from another element, component, region, layer, or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer, or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer, or section without departing from the teachings of the present embodiments.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

The term “or” means “and/or.” It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” or “includes” and/or “including” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this general inventive concept belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Exemplary embodiments are described herein with reference to cross section illustrations that are schematic illustrations of idealized embodiments. As such, variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result, for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to be expected. Thus, embodiments described herein should not be construed as limited to the particular shapes of regions as illustrated herein but are to include deviations in shapes that result, for example, from manufacturing. For example, a region illustrated or described as flat may, typically, have rough and/or nonlinear features. Moreover, sharp angles that are illustrated may be rounded. Thus, the regions illustrated in the figures are schematic in nature and their shapes are not intended to illustrate the precise shape of a region and are not intended to limit the scope of the present claims.

“About” or “approximately” as used herein is inclusive of the stated value and means within an acceptable range of deviation for the particular value as determined by one of ordinary skill in the art, considering the measurement in question and the error associated with measurement of the particular quantity (i.e., the limitations of the measurement system). For example, “about” can mean within one or more standard deviations, or within ±30%, 20%, 10%, 5% of the stated value.

In one or more exemplary embodiments, an organometallic compound is provided. According to the one or more exemplary embodiments, an organometallic compound may be represented by Formula 1: M(L₁)_(n1)(L₂)_(n2)(L₃)_(n3)  Formula 1

In Formula 1, M may be a transition metal. For example, M in Formula 1 may be selected from a first-row transition metal, a second-row transition metal, and a third-row transition metal, of the Periodic Table of Elements.

For example, M₁ may be iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), thulium (Tm), or rhodium (Rh).

In an embodiment, M may be Ir, Pt, or Os, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In Formula 1, L₁ may be a ligand represented by Formula 2. Formula 2 will be described in detail below. In Formula 1, n1 indicates the number of L₁, and may be 1, 2, or 3. When n1 is two or more, two or more of groups L₁ may be identical to or different from each other:

In Formula 1, L₂ and L₃ may each independently be selected from a monodentate ligand, a bidentate ligand, a tridentate ligand, and a tetradentate ligand. Examples of L₂ and L₃ will be described in detail below.

In Formula 1, n2 and n3 each indicate the number of L₂ and the number of L₃, respectively, and may each independently be 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. When n2 is two or more, two or more of groups L₂ may be identical to or different from each other, and when n3 is two or more, two or more of groups L₃ may be identical to or different from each other.

In an embodiment, in Formula 1, M may be Ir or Os, and the sum of n1+n2+n3 may be 3 or 4; or M may be Pt, and the sum of n1+n2+n3 may be 2.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 1, M may be Ir, n1 may be 3, and n2 and n3 may each be 0; or M may be Pt, n1 may be 2, and n2 and n3 may each be 0.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 1, M may be Ir, n1 may be 3, n2 and n3 may each be 0, and three groups L₁ may be identical to each other; or M may be Pt, n1 may be 2, n2 and n3 may each be 0, and two groups L₁ may be identical to each other.

In Formula 2, X₁ may be C(R₁) or N, X₂ may be C(R₂) or N, X₃ may be C(R₃) or N, and X₄ may be C(R₄) or N. R₁ to R₄ will be described in detail below.

For example, in Formula 2, X₁ may be C(R₁), X₂ may be C(R₂), X₃ may be C(R₃), and X₄ may be C(R₄), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In Formulae 4A and 4B, may be C(R₁₁) or N, X₁₂ may be C(R₁₂) or N, and X₁₃ may be O, S, Se, N(R₁₃), B(R₁₃), P(R₁₃), or C(R₁₃)(R₁₄). R₁₁ to R₁₄ will be described in detail below.

For example, in Formulae 4A and 4B, X₁₃ may be O, S, or N(R₁₃).

In an embodiment, when X₁₁ in Formulae 4A and 4B is C(R₁₁) and X₁₂ in Formulae 4A and 4B is C(R₁₂), R₁₁ and R₁₂ are not linked to each other. That is, when in Formulae 4A and 4B is C(R₁₁) and X₁₂ in Formulae 4A and 4B is C(R₁₂), R₁₁ and R₁₂ are not linked to each other to form no other rings.

In Formulae 4A and 4B,

represents a single bond or a double bond.

In Formula 2,

i) X₁ may be C(R₁), and X₂ may be C(R₂), wherein R₁ and R₂ are linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B,

ii) X₂ may be C(R₂), and X₃ may be C(R₃), wherein R₂ and R₃ are linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, or

iii) X₃ may be C(R₃), and X₄ may be C(R₄), wherein R₃ and R₄ are linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B,

wherein ring CY₁ of Formula 2 and ring CY₂ of Formula 4A or 4B are condensed with each other.

The above-described structure of L₁ refers to Formulae 2-1 to 2-6 or Formulae 2(1) to 2(6).

Here, a) when X₂ in Formula 2 is C(R₂) and X₃ in Formula 2 is C(R₃), R₂ and R₃ are linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, or b) when X₁₃ in Formulae 4A and 4B is N(R₁₃), at least one of X₁₁ and X₁₂ (for example, X₁₁) in Formulae 4A and 4B may be N.

In an embodiment, when X₂ in Formula 2 is C(R₂) and X₃ in Formula 2 is C(R₃), R₂ and R₃ are linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, wherein X₁₃ in Formulae 4A and 4B may be O or S.

In one or more embodiments, when X₂ in Formula 2 is C(R₂) and X₃ in Formula 2 is C(R₃), R₂ and R₃ are linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, wherein, in Formulae 4A and 4B, X₁₁ may be N, and X₁₃ may be N(R₁₃).

In Formula 2, X₂₁ may be C or N.

In an embodiment, in Formula 2, X₂₁ may be C, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In Formula 2, ring CY₂, may be a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group.

For example, ring CY₂, may be selected from a cyclopentene group, a cyclohexene group, a benzene group, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group, a phenanthrene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a cyclopentadiene group, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene group, a thiophene group, a furan group, an indole group, a benzoborole group, a benzophosphole group, an indene group, a benzosilole group, a benzogermole group, a benzothiophene group, a benzoselenophene group, a benzofuran group, a carbazole group, a dibenzoborole group, a dibenzophosphole group, a fluorene group, a dibenzosilole group, a dibenzogermole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzoselenophene group, a dibenzofuran group, a dibenzothiophene 5-oxide group, a 9H-fluorene-9-on group, a dibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide group, an azaindole group, an azabenzoborole group, an azabenzophosphole group, an azaindene group, an azabenzosilole group, an azabenzogermole group, an azabenzothiophene group, an azabenzoselenophene group, an azabenzofuran group, an azacarbazole group, an azadibenzoborole group, an azadibenzophosphole group, an azafluorene group, an azadibenzosilole group, an azadibenzogermole group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzoselenophene group, an azadibenzofuran group, an azadibenzothiophene 5-oxide group, an aza-9H-fluorene-9-on group, an azadibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a phenanthroline group, a pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an isooxazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a benzooxadiazole group, a benzothiadiazole group, a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline group, and a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline group.

In an embodiment, ring CY₂₁ may be selected from i) a first ring, ii) a second ring, iii) a ring in which at least two second rings are condensed with each other, and iv) a ring in which at least one first ring and at least one second rings are condensed with each other.

The first ring may be selected from a cyclopentadiene group, a furan group, a thiophene group, a pyrrole group, a silole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an oxadiazole group, an isozadiazole group, an oxatriazole group, an isoxatriazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, a thiadiazole group, an isothiadiazole group, a thiatriazole group, an isothiatriazole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an azasilole group, a diazasilole group, and a triazasilole group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The second ring may be selected from an adamantane group, a norbornane group, a norbornene group, a cyclohexane group, a cyclohexene group, a benzene group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, and a triazine group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, R₁ to R₄, R₁₁ to R₁₄, and R₂₁ may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF₅, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉), wherein Q₁ to Q₉ are the same as described above.

For example, R₁ to R₄, R₁₁ to R₁₄, and R₂₁ may each independently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, —SF₅, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cycloctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, and a pyrimidinyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cycloctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₂₉ alkyl phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cycloctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cycloctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group; and

—N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉), and

Q₁ to Q₉ may each independently be selected from:

—CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂, —CHDCH₃, —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H, and —CD₂CDF₁₂,

an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a phenyl group, and a naphthyl group; and

an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a phenyl group, and a naphthyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, and a phenyl group,

but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one or more embodiments, R₁ to R₄, R₁₁ to R₁₄, and R₂₁ may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a nitro group, —SF₅, —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, groups represented by Formulae 9-1 to 9-19, and groups represented by Formulae 10-1 to 10-194, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

In Formulae 9-1 to 9-19 and Formulae 10-1 to 10-194, * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom, Ph indicates a phenyl group, and TMS indicates a trimethylsilyl group.

In Formula 2, a21 indicates the number of R₂₁, and may be an integer from 0 to 20. When a21 is two or more, two or more of groups R₂₁ may be identical to or different from each other. For example, a21 may be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

In an embodiment, at least one of groups R₂₁ in the number of a21 in Formula 2 may be a cyano group.

In Formula 2, two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₂₁ may optionally be linked to each other to form a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R₂₀ or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R₂₀. The C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group and the C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group are each defined the same as ring CY₂₁, and R₂₀ is defined the same as R₂₁.

In Formula 2, * and *′ each indicate a binding site to M in Formula 1.

In an embodiment, a group represented by

in Formula 2 may be selected from groups represented by Formulae CY21-1 to CY21-25:

In Formulae CY21-1 to CY21-25,

X₂₁ and R₂₁ are the same as defined above,

X₂₂ may be C(R₂₂)(R₂₃), N(R₂₂), O, S, Se, or Si(R₂₂)(R₂₃),

R₂₂ to R₂₉ are each defined the same as R₂₁,

a16 may be an integer from 0 to 6,

a14 may be an integer from 0 to 4,

a13 may be an integer from 0 to 3,

a12 may be an integer from 0 to 2,

*″ indicates a binding site to ring CY₁ in Formula 2, and

* indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1.

In one or more embodiments, a group represented by

in Formula 2 may be selected from groups represented by Formulae CY21(1) to CY21(56), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

In Formulae CY21(1) to CY21(56),

X₂₁ and R₂₁ are the same as defined above,

R_(21a) to R_(21d) are defined the same as R₂₁, but R₂₁ and R_(21a) to R_(21d) are not each hydrogen,

*″ indicates a binding site to ring CY₁ in Formula 2, and

* indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1.

In one or more embodiments, L₁ in Formula 1 may be selected from groups represented by Formulae 2-1 to 2-6:

In Formulae 2-1 to 2-6, X₁ to X₄, X₁₁ to X₁₃, ring CY₂₁, R₂₁, a21, *, and *′ are each the same as defined above, wherein, when X₁₃ in Formulae 2-3 and 2-4 is N(R₁₃), at least one of X₁₁ and X₁₂ in Formulae 2-3 and 2-4 may be N.

In one or more embodiments, L₁ in Formula 1 may be selected from groups represented by Formulae 2(1) to 2(6):

In Formulae 2-1 to 2-6,

X₁ to X₄, X₁₁ to X₁₃, *, and *′ are each the same as defined above, wherein, when X₁₃ in Formulae 2-3 and 2-4 is N(R₁₃), at least one of X₁₁ and X₁₂ in Formulae 2-3 and 2-4 may be N,

X₂₁ may be N or C(R₂₁), X₂₂ may be N or C(R₂₂), X₂₃ may be N or C(R₂₃), X₂₄ may be N or C(R₂₄),

R₂₁ to R₂₄ are each defined the same as R₂₁,

two neighboring groups selected from R₂₁ to R₂₄ may optionally be linked to each other to form a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R₂₀ or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R₂₀, wherein R₂₀ is defined the same as R₂₁.

In an embodiment, in Formulae 2(1) to 2(6), X₂₃ may be C(CN), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In Formula 1, L₂ and L₃ may each independently be a monodentate ligand, and may be selected from, for example, I⁻, Br⁻, Cl⁻, sulfide, nitrate, azide, hydroxide, cyanate, isocyanate, thiocyanate, water, acetonitrile, pyridine, ammonia, carbon monoxide, P(Ph)₃, P(Ph)₂CH₃, PPh(CH₃)₂, and P(CH₃)₃, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, in Formula 1, L₂ and L₃ may each independently be a bidentate ligand, and may be selected from, for example, oxalate, acetylacetonate, picolinic acid, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane, 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane, glycinate, and ethylenediamine, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, in Formula 1, L₂ and L₃ may each independently be selected from groups represented by Formulae 3A to 3F:

In Formulae 3A to 3F,

Y₁₁ may be selected from O, N, N(Z₁), P(Z₁)(Z₂), and As(Z₁)(Z₂),

Y₁₂ may be selected from O, N, N(Z₃), P(Z₃)(Z₄), and As(Z₃)(Z₄),

T₁₁ may be selected from a single bond, a double bond, *—C(Z₁₁)(Z₁₂)—*′, *—C(Z₁₁)═C(Z₁₂)—*′, *═C(Z₁₁)—*′, *—C(Z₁₁)═*′, *═C(Z₁₁)—C(Z₁₂)═C(Z₁₃)—*′, *—C(Z₁₁)═C(Z₁₂)—C(Z₁₃)═*′, *—N(Z₁₁)—*′, and a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one Z₁₁,

a11 may be an integer from 1 to 10,

Y₁₃ to Y₁₆ may each independently be C or N,

T₂₁ may be a single bond, a double bond, O, S, C(Z₁₁)(Z₁₂), Si(Z₁₁)(Z₁₂), or N(Z₁₁),

ring CY₁₁ and ring CY₁₂ may each independently be selected from a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group and a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group,

A₁ may be P or As,

Z₁ to Z₄ and Z₁₁ to Z₁₃ are each defined the same as R₂₁,

d1 and d2 are each independently an integer from 0 to 10, and

* and *′ each indicate a binding site to M in Formula 1.

Ring CY₁₁ and ring CY₁₂ are each defined the same as ring CY₂₁.

In an embodiment, in Formula 1, L₂ and L₃ may each independently be selected from groups Formulae 3-1 to 3-125, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

In Formulae 3-1 to 3-125,

Z₁ to Z₄, Z_(1a), Z_(1b), Z_(2a) to Z_(2c), and Z₁₁ to Z₁₄ are each defined the same as R₂₁,

d14 and d24 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 4,

d13 and d23 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 3,

d12 and d22 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 2, and

* and *′ each indicate a binding site to M in Formula 1.

The organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 may emit blue light, for example, deep blue light having a maximum emission wavelength (a peak emission wavelength) in a range from 440 nanometers (nm) to 480 nm (or from 450 nm to 475 nm) (in terms of an actual measurement value).

The organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 may be, for example, one selected from Compounds 1 to 38, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

In L₁ which is a ligand represented by Formula 2, X₁₁ and X₁₂ in Formulae 4A and 4B are linked to each other via “a double bond”. In addition, when X₁₁ in Formulae 4A and 4B is C(R₁₁) and X₁₂ in Formulae 4A and 4B is C(R₁₂), R₁₁ and R₁₂ are not linked to each other. That is, when X₁₁ in Formulae 4A and 4B is C(R₁₁) and X₁₂ in Formulae 4A and 4B is C(R₁₂), R₁₁ and R₁₂ are not linked to each other to form no other rings. Furthermore, X₁₃ in Formulae 4A and 4B may be O, S, Se, N(R₁₃), B(R₁₃), P(R₁₃), or C(R₁₃)(R₁₄). Accordingly, the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 may have a relatively high triplet energy level and emit blue light having excellent color purity, for example, deep blue light having a maximum emission wavelength in a range from 440 nm to 480 nm (or from 450 nm to 475 nm) (in terms of an actual measurement value). Therefore, when the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 is used, an electronic device (for example, an organic light-emitting device) having high efficiency and long lifespan may be implemented.

In an embodiment, at least one of groups R₂₁ in the number of a21 in Formula 2 may be a cyano group. For example, a group represented by

in Formula 2 may be represented by Formula CY21(3), wherein R₂₁ in Formula CY21(3) may be a cyano group. In one or more embodiments, L₁ in Formula 1 may be represented by one of Formulae 2(1) to 2(6), wherein X₂₃ in Formulae 2(1) to 2(6) may be C(CN). In this regard, the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 may have a deep highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level (i.e., a low HOMO level or a large absolute value of a HOMO energy level), and accordingly, the organometallic compound may have a higher triplet energy level than before. Therefore, when the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 according to an embodiment is used, deep blue light having better color purity than before may be possibly emitted.

Regarding the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, a HOMO energy level, a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level, a triple (Ti) energy level, a singlet (Si) energy level, and a maximum emission wavelength of some compounds were measured by using a density functional theory (DFT)-dependent Gaussian 09 program structurally optimized at a level of B3LYP, and results of the measurement are shown in Table 1 below:

TABLE 1 Compound No. HOMO (eV) LUMO (eV) T₁ (eV) S₁ (eV) λ_(max) (nm) 37 −5.58 −1.96 2.66 2.97 474 2 −5.66 −2.00 2.74 3.01 461 38 −5.58 −1.96 2.66 2.97 474

From Table 1, it is confirmed that the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 has such electric characteristics that are suitable for use in an electronic device, for example, for use as a dopant for an organic light-emitting device.

Synthesis methods of the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 may be recognizable by one of ordinary skill in the art by referring to Synthesis Examples provided below.

The organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 is suitable for use in an organic layer of an organic light-emitting device, for example, for use as a dopant in an emission layer of the organic layer. Thus, another aspect provides an organic light-emitting device that includes:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

an organic layer that is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer and at least one of the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1.

The organic light-emitting device may have, due to the inclusion of an organic layer including the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, a low driving voltage, high emission efficiency, high power, high quantum emission efficiency, a long lifespan, a low roll-off ratio, and excellent color purity.

The organometallic compound of Formula 1 may be used between a pair of electrodes of an organic light-emitting device. For example, the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 may be included in the emission layer. In this regard, the organometallic compound may act as a dopant, and the emission layer may further include a host (that is, an amount of the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 is smaller than an amount of the host). The emission layer may emit blue light, for example, deep blue light having a maximum emission wavelength in a range from 440 nm to 480 nm (or from 450 nm to 475 nm) (in terms of an actual measurement value).

The expression “(an organic layer) includes at least one of organometallic compounds” as used herein may include an embodiment in which “(an organic layer) includes identical organometallic compounds represented by Formula 1” and an embodiment in which “(an organic layer) includes two or more different organometallic compounds represented by Formula 1”.

For example, the organic layer may include, as the organometallic compound, only Compound 1. In this regard, Compound 1 may be included in an emission layer of the organic light-emitting device. In one or more embodiments, the organic layer may include, as the organometallic compound, Compound 1 and Compound 2. In this embodiment, Compound 1 and Compound 2 may be included in an identical layer (for example, Compound 1 and Compound 2 may all be included in an emission layer).

The first electrode may be an anode, which is a hole injection electrode, and the second electrode may be a cathode, which is an electron injection electrode; or the first electrode may be a cathode, which is an electron injection electrode, and the second electrode may be an anode, which is a hole injection electrode.

In an embodiment, in the organic light-emitting device, the first electrode is an anode, and the second electrode is a cathode, and the organic layer further includes a hole transport region disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer and an electron transport region disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode, wherein the hole transport region includes a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, a buffer layer or any combination thereof, and wherein the electron transport region includes a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or any combination thereof.

The term “organic layer” as used herein refers to a single layer and/or a plurality of layers between the first electrode and the second electrode of the organic light-emitting device. The “organic layer” may include, in addition to an organic compound, an organometallic complex including metal.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device 10 according to an embodiment. Hereinafter, the structure of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment will be described in connection with FIG. 1. The organic light-emitting device 10 includes a first electrode 11, an organic layer 15, and a second electrode 19, which are sequentially stacked.

A substrate may be additionally disposed under the first electrode 11 or above the second electrode 19. For use as the substrate, any substrate that is used in general organic light-emitting devices may be used, and the substrate may be a glass substrate or a transparent plastic substrate, each having excellent mechanical strength, thermal stability, transparency, surface smoothness, ease of handling, and water resistance.

The first electrode 11 may be formed by depositing or sputtering a material for forming the first electrode 11 on the substrate. The first electrode 11 may be an anode. The material for forming the first electrode 11 may be selected from materials with a high work function to facilitate hole injection. The first electrode 11 may be a reflective electrode, a semi-transmissive electrode, or a transmissive electrode. The material for forming the first electrode may be, for example, indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), tin oxide (SnO₂), and zinc oxide (ZnO). In one or more embodiments, magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), or magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag) may be used as the material for forming the first electrode.

The first electrode 11 may have a single-layered structure or a multi-layered structure including two or more layers. For example, the first electrode 11 may have a three-layered structure of ITO/Ag/ITO, but the structure of the first electrode 110 is not limited thereto.

The organic layer 15 is disposed on the first electrode 11.

The organic layer 15 may include a hole transport region, an emission layer, and an electron transport region.

The hole transport region may be disposed between the first electrode 11 and the emission layer.

The hole transport region may include a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, a buffer layer, or any combination thereof.

The hole transport region may include only either a hole injection layer or a hole transport layer. In one or more embodiments, the hole transport region may have a hole injection layer/hole transport layer structure or a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/electron blocking layer structure, which are sequentially stacked in this stated order from the first electrode 11.

A hole injection layer may be formed on the first electrode 11 by using one or more suitable methods selected from vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, or Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition.

When a hole injection layer is formed by vacuum deposition, the deposition conditions may vary according to a compound that is used to form the hole injection layer, and the structure and thermal characteristics of the hole injection layer. For example, the deposition conditions may include a deposition temperature of about 100° C. to about 500° C., a vacuum pressure of about 10⁻⁸ torr to about 10⁻³ torr, and a deposition rate of about 0.01 Angstroms per second (Å/sec) to about 100 Å/sec. However, the deposition conditions are not limited thereto.

When the hole injection layer is formed using spin coating, coating conditions may vary according to the material used to form the hole injection layer, and the structure and thermal properties of the hole injection layer. For example, a coating speed may be from about 2,000 revolutions per minute (rpm) to about 5,000 rpm, and a temperature at which a heat treatment is performed to remove a solvent after coating may be from about 80° C. to about 200° C. However, the coating conditions are not limited thereto.

Conditions for forming a hole transport layer and an electron blocking layer may be understood by referring to conditions for forming the hole injection layer.

The hole transport region may include at least one selected from m-MTDATA, TDATA, 2-TNATA, NPB, 8-NPB, TPD, Spiro-TPD, Spiro-NPB, methylated-NPB, TAPC, HMTPD, 4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine (TCTA), polyaniline/dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (PANI/DBSA), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS), polyaniline/camphor sulfonic acid (PANI/CSA), polyaniline/poly(4-styrene sulfonate) (PANI/PSS), a compound represented by Formula 201 below, and a compound represented by Formula 202 below:

In Formula 201, Ar₁₀₁ and Ar₁₀₂ may each independently be selected from:

a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, a naphthylene group, an azulenylene group, a heptalenylene group, an acenaphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, a phenalenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylene group, a fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a chrysenylenylene group, a naphthacenylene group, a picenylene group, a perylenylene group, and a pentacenylene group; and a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, a naphthylene group, an azulenylene group, a heptalenylene group, an acenaphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, a phenalenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylene group, a fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a chrysenylenylene group, a naphthacenylene group, a picenylene group, a perylenylene group, and a pentacenylene group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

In Formula 201, xa and xb may each independently be an integer from 0 to 5, or may be 0, 1, or 2. For example, xa may be 1, and xb may be 0, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In Formulae 201 and 202, R₁₀₁ to R₁₀₈, R₁₁₁ to R₁₁₉, and R₁₂₁ to R₁₂₄ may each independently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group (for example, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, pentyl group, a hexyl group, and the like), and a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group (for example, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a propoxy group, a butoxy group, a pentoxy group, and the like);

a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group and a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, and a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof;

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluorenyl group, and a pyrenyl group; and

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluorenyl group, and a pyrenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, and a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In Formula 201, R₁₀₉ may be selected from:

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, and a pyridinyl group; and

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, and a pyridinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, and a pyridinyl group.

In an embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented by Formula 201A, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

In Formula 201A, R₁₀₁, R₁₁₁, R₁₁₂, and R₁₀₉ are each the same as defined above.

For example, the compound represented by Formula 201 and the compound represented by Formula 202 may each include Compounds HT1 to HT20 below, but are not limited thereto:

A thickness of the hole transport region may be in a range of about 100 Angstroms (Å) to about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å. When the hole transport region includes at least one of a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer, the thickness of the hole injection layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 10,000 Å, and for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, and the thickness of the hole transport layer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 2,000 Å, and for example, about 100 Å to about 1,500 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thicknesses of the hole transport region, the hole injection layer, and the hole transport layer are within these ranges, satisfactory hole transporting characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The hole transport region may further include, in addition to these materials, a charge-generation material for the improvement of conductive properties. The charge-generation material may be homogeneously or non-homogeneously dispersed in the hole transport region.

The charge-generation material may be, for example, a p-dopant. The p-dopant may be one selected from a quinone derivative, a metal oxide, and a cyano group-containing compound, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. Non-limiting examples of the p-dopant are a quinone derivative, such as tetracyanoquinonedimethane (TCNQ) or 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-tetracyano-1,4-benzoquinonedimethane (F4-TCNQ); a metal oxide, such as a tungsten oxide or a molybdenium oxide; and a cyano group-containing compound, such as Compound HT-D1 below, but are not limited thereto:

The hole transport region may include a buffer layer.

Also, the buffer layer may compensate for an optical resonance distance according to a wavelength of light emitted from the emission layer, and thus, efficiency of a formed organic light-emitting device may be improved.

Then, an emission layer may be formed on the hole transport region by vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, LB deposition, or the like. When the emission layer is formed by vacuum deposition or spin coating, the deposition or coating conditions may be similar to those applied in forming the hole injection layer although the deposition or coating conditions may vary according to a compound that is used to form the emission layer.

Meanwhile, when the hole transport region includes an electron blocking layer, a material for the electron blocking layer may be selected from materials for the hole transport region described above and materials for a host to be explained later. However, the material for the electron blocking layer is not limited thereto. For example, when the hole transport region includes an electron blocking layer, a material for the electron blocking layer may be mCP, which will be explained later.

The emission layer may include a host and a dopant, and the dopant may include the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1.

The host may include at least one selected from TPBi, TBADN, ADN (also referred to as “DNA”), CBP, CDBP, TCP, mCP, Compound H50, Compound H51, and Compound H52:

In one or more embodiments, the host may further include a compound represented by Formula 301:

In Formula 301, Ar₁₁₁ and Ar₁₁₂ may each independently be selected from:

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, and a pyrenylene group; and

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, and a pyrenylene group, each substituted with at least one selected from a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, and an anthracenyl group.

In Formula 301, Ar₁₁₃ to Ar₁₁₆ may each independently be selected from:

a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, and a pyrenyl group; and

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, and a pyrenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, and an anthracenyl group, and

g, h, i, and j in Formula 301 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 4, and may be, for example, 0, 1, or 2.

In Formula 301, Ar₁₁₃ to Ar₁₁₆ may each independently be selected from:

a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group substituted with at least one selected from a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, and an anthracenyl group;

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl, a phenanthrenyl group, and a fluorenyl group;

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, and a fluorenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, and a fluorenyl group; and

but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one or more embodiments, the host may include a compound represented by Formula 302:

In Formula 302, Ar₁₂₂ to Ar₁₂₅ are each defined the same as Ar₁₁₃ in Formula 301.

In Formula 302, Ar₁₂₆ and Ar₁₂₇ may each independently be a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group (for example, a methyl group, an ethyl group, or a propyl group).

In Formula 302, k and l may each independently be an integer from 0 to 4. For example, k and l may be 0, 1, or 2.

When the organic light-emitting device is a full-color organic light-emitting device, the emission layer may be patterned into a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and a blue emission layer. In one or more embodiments, due to a stacked structure including a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and/or a blue emission layer, the emission layer may emit white light.

When the emission layer include a host and a dopant, an amount of the dopant may be in a range of about 0.01 parts by weight to about 15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the host, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

A thickness of the emission layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 200 Å to about 600 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the emission layer is within this range, excellent light-emission characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Then, an electron transport region may be disposed on the emission layer.

The electron transport region may include a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or any combination thereof.

For example, the electron transport region may have a hole blocking layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure or an electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, but the structure of the electron transport region is not limited thereto. The electron transport layer may have a single-layered structure or a multi-layered structure including two or more different materials.

Conditions for forming the hole blocking layer, the electron transport layer, and the electron injection layer which constitute the electron transport region may be understood by referring to the conditions for forming the hole injection layer.

When the electron transport region includes a hole blocking layer, the hole blocking layer may include, for example, at least one of BCP, Bphen, and BAlq but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

A thickness of the hole blocking layer may be in a range of about 20 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 30 Å to about 300 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the hole blocking layer is within these ranges, the hole blocking layer may have improved hole blocking ability without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The electron transport layer may further include at least one selected from BOP, Bphen, Alq₃, BAlq, TAZ, and NTAZ:

In one or more embodiments, the electron transport layer may include at least one of ET1 to ET25, but are not limited thereto:

A thickness of the electron transport layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 150 Å to about 500 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the electron transport layer is within the range described above, the electron transport layer may have satisfactory electron transport characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Also, the electron transport layer may further include, in addition to the materials described above, a metal-containing material.

The metal-containing material may include a Li complex. The Li complex may include, for example, Compound ET-D1 (lithium 8-hydroxyquinolate, LiQ) or ET-D2:

The electron transport region may include an electron injection layer that promotes flow of electrons from the second electrode 19 thereinto.

The electron injection layer may include at least one selected from LiF, NaCl, CsF, Li₂O, and BaO.

A thickness of the electron injection layer may be in a range of about 1 Å to about 100 Å, for example, about 3 Å to about 90 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the electron injection layer is within the range described above, the electron injection layer may have satisfactory electron injection characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The second electrode 19 is disposed on the organic layer 15. The second electrode 19 may be a cathode. A material for forming the second electrode 19 may be selected from metal, an alloy, an electrically conductive compound, and a combination thereof, which have a relatively low work function. For example, lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), or magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag) may be used as a material for forming the second electrode 19. In one or more embodiments, to manufacture a top-emission type light-emitting device, a transmissive electrode formed using ITO or IZO may be used as the second electrode 19.

Hereinbefore, the organic light-emitting device has been described with reference to FIG. 1, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a diagnostic composition including at least one organometallic compound represented by Formula 1.

The organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 provides high emission efficiency. Accordingly, a diagnostic composition including the organometallic compound may have high diagnostic efficiency.

The diagnostic composition may be used in various applications including a diagnosis kit, a diagnosis reagent, a biosensor, and a biomarker.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group” as used herein refers to a linear or branched saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon monovalent group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, an iso-amyl group, and a hexyl group. The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group represented by —OA₁₀₁ (wherein A₁₀₁ is the C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group), and non-limiting examples thereof include a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, and an isopropyloxy group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group” as used herein refers to a hydrocarbon group formed by substituting at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the middle or at the terminus of the C₂-C₆₀ alkyl group, and examples thereof include an ethenyl group, a propenyl group, and a butenyl group. The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkenylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group” as used herein refers to a hydrocarbon group formed by substituting at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in the middle or at the terminus of the C₂-C₆₀ alkyl group, and examples thereof include an ethynyl group, and a propynyl group. The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkynylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group.

The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent saturated hydrocarbon monocyclic group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, and a cycloheptyl group. The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent saturated monocyclic group having at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, Si and S as a ring-forming atom and 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a tetrahydrofuranyl group, and a tetrahydrothiophenyl group. The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group.

The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent monocyclic group that has 3 to 10 carbon atoms and at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the ring thereof and no aromaticity, and non-limiting examples thereof include a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, and a cycloheptenyl group. The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent monocyclic group that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, Si, and S as a ring-forming atom, 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and at least one double bond in its ring. Examples of the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group are a 2,3-dihydrofuranyl group, and a 2,3-dihydrothiophenyl group. The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₆-C₆₀ aryl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and the term “C₆-C₆₀ arylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having 6 to 60 carbon atoms. Non-limiting examples of the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group include a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a pyrenyl group, and a chrysenyl group. When the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group and the C₆-C₆₀ arylene group each include two or more rings, the rings may be fused to each other.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group having a heterocyclic aromatic system that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, Si, and S as a ring-forming atom, and 1 to 60 carbon atoms. The term “C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having a heterocyclic aromatic system that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, Si and S as a ring-forming atom, and 1 to 60 carbon atoms. Non-limiting examples of the C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group include a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, and an isoquinolinyl group. When the C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group and the C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylene group each include two or more rings, the rings may be fused to each other.

The term “C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group” as used herein indicates —OA₁₀₂ (wherein A₁₀₂ is the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group), and a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group as used herein indicates —SA₁₀₃ (wherein A₁₀₃ is the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group).

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group (for example, having 8 to 60 carbon atoms) having two or more rings condensed to each other, only carbon atoms as ring-forming atoms, and no aromaticity in its entire molecular structure. Examples of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group include a fluorenyl group. The term “divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group (for example, having 2 to 60 carbon atoms) having two or more rings condensed to each other, a heteroatom selected from N, O, P, Si, and S, other than carbon atoms, as a ring-forming atom, and no aromaticity in its entire molecular structure. Non-limiting examples of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group include a carbazolyl group. The term “divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

The term “C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group” as used herein refers to a saturated or unsaturated cyclic group having, as a ring-forming atom, 5 to 30 carbon atoms only. The C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group may be a monocyclic group or a polycyclic group.

The term “C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group” as used herein refers to a saturated or unsaturated cyclic group having, as a ring-forming atom, at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S other than 1 to 30 carbon atoms. The C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group may be a monocyclic group or a polycyclic group.

At least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group, the substituted C₂-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be selected from:

deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —Si(Q₁₃)(Q₁₄)(Q₁₅), —B(Q₁₆)(Q₁₇), and —P(═O)(Q₁₈)(Q₁₉);

a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group;

a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —Si(Q₂₃)(Q₂₄)(Q₂₅), —B(Q₂₆)(Q₂₇), and —P(═O)(Q₂₈)(Q₂₉); and

—N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇), and —P(═O)(Q₃₈)(Q₃₉), and

Q₁ to Q₉, Q₁₁ to Q₁₉, Q₂₁ to Q₂₉, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₉ may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Br, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group substituted with at least one selected from a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, and a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

Hereinafter, a compound and an organic light-emitting device according to embodiments are described in detail with reference to Synthesis Example and Examples. However, the organic light-emitting device is not limited thereto. The wording “B was used instead of A” used in describing Synthesis Examples means that an amount of A used was identical to an amount of B used, in terms of a molar equivalent.

EXAMPLES Synthesis Example 1 (Compound 2)

3-(furo[2,3-c]pyridin-5-yl)benzonitrile (8 grams (g), 36.3 millimoles (mmol)) and Ir(COD)BF₄ (4.5 g, 9.1 mmol) were added to 40 milliliters (mL) of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). The mixed solution was heated at a temperature of 200° C. for 3 hours, and then, cooled to room temperature. Afterwards, an extraction process was performed thereon by using dichloromethane and distilled water to extract an organic layer, and a solvent was removed therefrom under reduced pressure. The resulting product was subjected to silica gel chromatography (eluent:DCM) to obtain a yellow solid, Compound 2 (0.5 g, yield of 7%) (Mass: 850.130).

Synthesis Example 2 (Compound 38)

3-(2-methylthieno[2,3-c]pyridin-5-yl)benzonitrile (6 g, 24 mmol) and Ir(COD)BF₄ (3 g, 6.1 mmol) were added to 30 mL of NMP. The mixed solution was heated at a temperature of 200° C. for 3 hours, and then, cooled to room temperature. Afterwards, an extraction process was performed thereon by using dichloromethane and distilled water to extract an organic layer, and a solvent was removed therefrom under reduced pressure. The resulting product was subjected to silica gel chromatography (eluent:DCM) to obtain a yellow solid, Compound 38 (0.38 g, yield of 6%) (Mass: 940.109).

Evaluation Example 1: Evaluation of HOMO, LUMO, and Ti Energy Levels

According to methods described in Table 2, T₁ energy levels of Compound 2 and Compound 38 were measured, and results thereof are shown in Table 3:

TABLE 2 T₁ energy level A mixture of toluene and respective compound (i.e., a mixture including evaluation 1 milligram (mg) of respective compound dissolved in 3 cubic method centimeters (cc) of toluene) was added to a quartz cell, and added to liquid nitrogen (at 77 Kelvins (K)). A photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of the mixture was measured by using a photoluminescence measurement device. The PL spectrum was compared with a general room-temperature photoluminescence spectrum, and only a peak observed at a low temperature was analyzed to calculate a T₁ energy level

TABLE 3 Compound No. T₁ (eV) 2 2.68 38 2.62

Referring to Table 3, it was confirmed that Compound 2 and Compound 38 are good materials having suitable electric characteristics to be used in an organic light-emitting device.

Evaluation Example 2: Thermal Characteristics Evaluation

Regarding Compound 2 and Compound 38, thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) (N₂ atmosphere, temperature range: room temperature to 600° C. (10° C./min), Pan Type: Pt Pan in disposable Al Pan) was carried out, and results are shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4 Compound No. Td (1%, ° C.) 2 411 38 288

Referring to Table 4, it was confirmed that Compound 2 and Compound 38 have excellent thermal stability.

Evaluation Example 3: Luminance Spectrum Evaluation

The emission characteristics of each of Compound 2 and Compound 38 were evaluated by evaluating the PL spectra of the compounds. In detail, Compound 2 and Compound 38 were each diluted with CHCl₃ at a concentration of 10 millimolar (mM), and a PL spectrum of the compounds was measured at room temperature by using an ISC PC1 spectrofluorometer equipped with a xenon lamp. The PL spectra (i.e., peak emission wavelength) of Compound 2 and Compound 38 were summarized in Table 5 and shown in FIG. 2.

TABLE 5 Compound No. λ_(max) (nm) 2 463 38 473

Referring to Table 5, it was confirmed that Compound 2 and Compound 38 had PL emission characteristics suitable for the emission of deep blue light.

Example 1

A glass substrate, on which an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode (also referred to as a first electrode or an anode) having a thickness of 1,500 Angstroms (Å) was formed, was washed with distilled water with ultrasonic wave. After the completion of the washing with distilled water, sonification washing was performed thereon by sequentially using isopropyl alcohol, acetone, and methanol. The resulting substrate was dried and transferred to a plasma cleaning machine. Then, by using an oxygen plasma, the substrate was cleaned for 5 minutes, and then, transferred to a vacuum deposition device.

Compound HT3 was vacuum-deposited on the ITO electrode of the glass substrate to form a first hole injection layer having a thickness of 3,500 Å, Compound HT-D1 was vacuum-deposited on the first hole injection layer to form a second hole injection layer having a thickness of 300 Å, and TAPC was deposited on the second hole injection layer to form an electron blocking layer having a thickness of 100 Å, thereby forming a hole transport region.

Compound H52 and Compound 2 (dopant, 10 weight %) were co-deposited on the hole transport region to form an emission layer having a thickness of 300 Å.

Compound ET3 was vacuum-deposited on the emission layer to form an electron transport layer having a thickness of 250 Å, ET-D1 (LiQ) was deposited on the electron transport layer to form an electron injection layer having a thickness of 5 Å, and Al was deposited on the electron injection layer to form an Al second electrode (cathode) having a thickness of 1,000 Å, thereby completing the manufacture of an organic light-emitting device.

Evaluation Example 4: Evaluation of Characteristics of Organic Light-Emitting Devices

Regarding the organic light-emitting device of Example 1, the EL spectrum, the voltage-dependent current density, the voltage-dependent luminance, emission efficiency, converted efficiency, external quantum emission efficiency (EQE), lifespan, and CIE color coordinate were measured. Detailed measurement methods are as follows, and results of the measurements are shown in Table 6.

(1) Measurement of EL Spectrum

Regarding the prepared organic light-emitting device, an EL spectrum was measured at a luminance level of 1000 candelas per square meter (cd/m²) by using a luminance measurement device (Minolta Cs-1000A).

(2) Measurement of Voltage-Dependent Current Density

Regarding the prepared organic light-emitting device, the current flowing through the unit device was measured by using a current-voltage measurement meter (Keithley 2400) while the voltage was raised from 0 volts (V) to 10 V, and the measured current value was divided by an area to obtain voltage-dependent current density.

(3) Measurement of Voltage-Dependent Luminance

Regarding the prepared organic light-emitting device, the luminance was measured by using a luminance measurement device (Minolta Cs-1000A) while the voltage was raised from 0 V to 10 V.

(4) Measurement of Converted Efficiency

Based on the current density (2) and luminance (3) results and the application of the voltage, the current efficiency (candelas per square meter, cd/A) at the same current density (10 milliamperes per square centimeters (mA/cm²)) was calculated. Then, the current efficiency was divided by y-axis value of the CIE color coordinates measured in (6) to obtain the converted efficiency.

(5) Measurement of Lifespan

The time required until the luminance obtained in (3) (initial luminance was set to be 100%) was reduced to 95% (T₉₅) and 50% (T₅₉) was calculated, respective.

(6) Measurement of CIE Color Coordinates

Regarding the prepared organic light-emitting device, the CIE color coordinates were obtained by measuring the EL spectrum at luminance of 1,000 cd/m² by using a luminance measurement device (Minolta Cs-1000A).

TABLE 6 Emis- sion Con- T₉₅ Current Lumin- effici- verted (hr) Color density ance ency effici- EQE EL (at 1,000 coordinate No. Dopant (mA/cm²) (cd/m²) (cd/A) ency (%) (nm) cd/m²) (x, y) 1 2 3.38 1000 29.60 81.3 13.0 467 2 (0.14, 0.27)

Referring to Table 6, it was confirmed that the organic light-emitting device of Example 1 was excellent in terms of emission efficiency, external quantum emission efficiency, and long lifespan while being able to emit deep blue light.

According to the one or more embodiments, an organometallic compound may have excellent color purity, electric characteristics, and thermal stability, and thus, an organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compound may accordingly have excellent driving voltage, current density, efficiency, electrical energy power, color purity, and long lifespan.

It should be understood that embodiments described herein should be considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodiment should typically be considered as available for other similar features or aspects in other embodiments.

While one or more embodiments have been described with reference to the figures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present description as defined by the following claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:

wherein, in Formula 1, M is a transition metal, in Formula 1, L₁ is a ligand represented by Formula 2, in Formula 1, n1 is 1, 2, or 3, wherein, when n1 is two or more, two or more of groups L₁ are identical to or different from each other, in Formula 1, L₂ and L₃ are each independently selected from a monodentate ligand, a bidentate ligand, a tridentate ligand, and a tetradentate ligand, in Formula 1, n2 and n3 are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein, when n2 is two or more, two or more of groups L₂ are identical to or different from each other, and when n3 is two or more, two or more of groups L₃ are identical to or different from each other, in Formula 2, X₁ is C(R₁) or N, X₂ is C(R₂) or N, X₃ is C(R₃) or N, and X₄ is C(R₄) or N, in Formulae 4A and 4B, X₁₁ is C(R₁₁) or N, X₁₂ is C(R₁₂) or N, and X₁₃ is O, S, Se, N(R₁₃), B(R₁₃), P(R₁₃), or C(R₁₃)(R₁₄), in Formulae 4A and 4B, when X₁₁ is C(R₁₁) and X₁₂ is C(R₁₂), R₁₁ and R₁₂ are not linked to each other, in Formulae 4A and 4B,

represents a single bond or a double bond, in Formula 2, i) X₁ is C(R₁) and X₂ is C(R₂), wherein R₁ and R₂ are linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, ii) X₂ is C(R₂) and X₃ is C(R₃), wherein R₂ and R₃ are linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, or iii) X₃ is C(R₃) and X₄ is C(R₄), wherein R₃ and R₄ are linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, ring CY₁ in Formula 2 and ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B are condensed with each other, a) when X₂ in Formula 2 is C(R₂) and X₃ is C(R₃), then R₂ and R₃ are linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, b) when X₁₃ in Formula 4A and 4B is N(R₁₃), then at least one of X₁₁ and X₁₂ in Formula 4A and 4B is N, in Formula 2, X₂ is C(R₂) and X₃ is C(R₃), wherein R₂ and R₃ are linked to each other to form ring CY₂ represented by Formula 4A or 4B, wherein in Formulae 4A and 4B, X₁₁ is N and X₁₃ is N(R₁₃), O, or S, or in Formula 2, X₂₁ is C or N, ring CY₂₁ is i) a first ring, ii) a second ring, iii) a ring in which at least two second rings are condensed with each other, or iv) a ring in which at least one first ring and at least one second rings are condensed with each other, the first ring is a cyclopentadiene group, a furan group, a thiophene group, a pyrrole group, a silole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an oxadiazole group, an isozadiazole group, an oxatriazole group, an isoxatriazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, a thiadiazole group, an isothiadiazole group, a thiatriazole group, an isothiatriazole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an azasilole group, a diazasilole group, and a triazasilole group, the second ring is an adamantane group, a norbornane group, a norbornene group, a cyclohexane group, a cyclohexene group, a benzene group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, or a triazine group, provided that when CY₂₁ is a ring in which at least one first ring and at least one second rings are condensed with each other, then the at least one second ring is bound to M, R₁ to R₄, R₁₁ to R₁₄, and R₂₁ are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF₅, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉), a21 is an integer from 0 to 20, in formula 2, when ring CY₂₁ is a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group, then i) R₂₁ is selected from —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF₅, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, and ii) a21 is an integer from 1 to 20, two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₂₁ are optionally linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, in Formula 2, * and *′ each indicate a binding site to M in Formula 1, at least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group is selected from: deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —Si(Q₁₃)(Q₁₄)(Q₁₅), —B(Q₁₆)(Q₁₇), and —P(═O)(Q₁₈)(Q₁₉); a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group; a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —Si(Q₂₃)(Q₂₄)(Q₂₅), —B(Q₂₆)(Q₂₇), and —P(═O)(Q₂₈)(Q₂₉); and —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇), and —P(═O)(Q₃₈)(Q₃₉), and Q₁ to Q₉, Q₁₁ to Q₁₉, Q₂₁ to Q₂₉, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₉ are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group substituted with at least one selected from a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, and a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, and the organometallic compound emits blue light having a maximum emission wavelength in a range from 440 nanometers to 480 nanometers.
 2. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein M is Ir or Os, and the sum of n1+n2+n3 is 3 or 4; or M is Pt, and the sum of n1+n2+n3 is
 2. 3. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein in Formulae 4A and 4B, X₁₃ is O, S, or N(R₁₃).
 4. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein ring CY₂₁ is selected from a cyclopentene group, a cyclohexene group, a benzene group, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group, a phenanthrene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a cyclopentadiene group, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene group, a thiophene group, a furan group, an indole group, a benzoborole group, a benzophosphole group, an indene group, a benzosilole group, a benzogermole group, a benzothiophene group, a benzoselenophene group, a benzofuran group, a carbazole group, a dibenzoborole group, a dibenzophosphole group, a fluorene group, a dibenzosilole group, a dibenzogermole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzoselenophene group, a dibenzofuran group, a dibenzothiophene 5-oxide group, a 9H-fluorene-9-on group, a dibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide group, an azaindole group, an azabenzoborole group, an azabenzophosphole group, an azaindene group, an azabenzosilole group, an azabenzogermole group, an azabenzothiophene group, an azabenzoselenophene group, an azabenzofuran group, an azacarbazole group, an azadibenzoborole group, an azadibenzophosphole group, an azafluorene group, an azadibenzosilole group, an azadibenzogermole group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzoselenophene group, an azadibenzofuran group, an azadibenzothiophene 5-oxide group, an aza-9H-fluorene-9-on group, an azadibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a phenanthroline group, a pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an isooxazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a benzooxadiazole group, a benzothiadiazole group, a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline group, and a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline group.
 5. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein R₁ to R₄, R₁₁ to R₁₄, and R₂₁ are each independently selected from: hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, —SF₅, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group; a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cycloctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, and a pyrimidinyl group; a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cycloctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group; a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cycloctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbomenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cycloctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbomenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group; and —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉), and Q₁ to Q₉ are each independently be selected from: —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂, —CHDCH₃, —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H, and —CD₂CDH₂; an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a phenyl group, and a naphthyl group; and an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a phenyl group, and a naphthyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, and a phenyl group.
 6. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein at least one R₂₁ in the number of a21 in Formula 2 is a cyano group.
 7. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein a group represented by

in Formula 2 is selected from groups represented by Formulae CY21-1 to CY21-25:

wherein, in Formulae CY21-1 to CY21-25, X₂₁ and R₂₁ are each the same as defined in claim 1, respectively, X₂₂ is C(R₂₂)(R₂₃), N(R₂₂), O, S, Se, or Si(R₂₂)(R₂₃), R₂₂ to R₂₉ are each defined the same as R₂₁ in claim 1, respectively, a16 is an integer from 0 to 6, a14 is an integer from 0 to 4, a13 is an integer from 0 to 3, a12 is an integer from 0 to 2, *″ indicates a binding site to ring CY₁ in Formula 2, and * indicates a binding site to M in Formula
 1. 8. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein a group represented by

in Formula 2 is selected from groups represented by Formulae CY21(1) to CY21(56):

wherein, in Formulae CY21(1) to CY21(56), X₂₁ and R₂₁ are each the same as defined in claim 1, respectively, R_(21a) to R_(21d) are each defined the same as R₂₁ in claim 1, respectively, wherein R₂₁ and R_(21a) to R_(21d) are not each independently hydrogen, *″ indicates a binding site to ring CY₁ in Formula 2, and * indicates a binding site to M in Formula
 1. 9. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein L₁ in Formula 1 is selected from groups represented by Formulae 2(1) to 2(6):

wherein, in Formulae 2-1 to 2-6, X₁ to X₄, X₁₁ to X₁₃, *, and *′ are each the same as defined in claim 1, respectively, wherein, when X₁₃ in Formulae 2-3 and 2-4 is N(R₁₃), at least one of X₁₁ and X₁₂ in Formulae 2-3 and 2-4 is N, X₂₁ is N or C(R₂₁), X₂₂ is N or C(R₂₂), X₂₃ is N or C(R₂₃), X₂₄ is N or C(R₂₄), R₂₁ to R₂₄ are defined the same as R₂₁ in claim 1, and two or more neighboring groups selected from R₂₁ to R₂₄ are optionally linked to each other to form a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R₂₀ or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R₂₀, wherein R₂₀ is defined the same as R₂₁ in claim
 1. 10. The organometallic compound of claim 9, wherein X₂₃ in Formulae 2(1) to 2(6) is C(CN).
 11. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein L₂ and L₃ in Formula 1 are each independently selected from groups represented by Formulae 3A to 3F:

wherein, in Formulae 3A to 3F, Y₁₁ is selected from O, N, N(Z₁), P(Z₁)(Z₂), and As(Z₁)(Z₂), Y₁₂ is selected from O, N, N(Z₃), P(Z₃)(Z₄), and As(Z₃)(Z₄), T₁₁ is selected from a single bond, a double bond, *—C(Z₁₁)(Z₁₂)—*′, *—C(Z₁₁)═C(Z₁₂)—*′, *═C(Z₁₁)—*′, *═C(Z₁₁)—C(Z₁₂)═C(Z₁₃)—*′, *—C(Z₁₁)═C(Z₁₂)—C(Z₁₃)═*′, *—N(Z₁₁)—*′, and a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one Z₁₁, a11 is an integer from 1 to 10, Y₁₃ to Y₁₆ are each independently C or N, T₂₁ is a single bond, a double bond, O, S, C(Z₁₁)(Z₁₂), Si(Z₁₁)(Z₁₂), or N(Z₁₁), ring CY₁₁ and ring CY₁₂ are each independently selected from a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group and a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, A₁ is P or As, Z₁ to Z₄ and Z₁₁ to Z₁₃ are each the same as defined in R₂₁ in claim 1, respectively, d1 and d2 are each independently an integer from 0 to 10, and * and *′ each indicate a binding site to M in Formula
 1. 12. An organometallic compound of Compounds 1 to 12, 14 to 18, 20 to 30, and 32 to 38 below:


13. An organic light-emitting device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer comprising at least one organometallic compound of claim
 1. 14. The organic light-emitting device of claim 13, wherein the first electrode is an anode, the second electrode is a cathode, the organic layer further comprises a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode, the hole transport region comprises a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, a buffer layer or any combination thereof, and the electron transport region comprises a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or any combination thereof.
 15. The organic light-emitting device of claim 13, wherein the emission layer comprises the organometallic compound.
 16. The organic light-emitting device of claim 15, wherein the emission layer further comprises a host, and an amount of the host is greater than that of the organometallic compound.
 17. The organic light-emitting device of claim 15, wherein the emission layer emits blue light having a maximum emission wavelength in a range from 440 nanometers to 480 nanometers. 